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Crime: Police Arrest 90 Suspects In Kano - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 8, 2019
The Kano State Police Command said it arrested 90 suspected criminals in Kano metropolis within the last one week.
The Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, made the disclosure while showing the suspects to newsmen at the Bompai Police Headquarters in Kano.
He said that the suspects were apprehended during the raids on criminal hideouts in parts of the state on Tuesday and Wednesday.
He explained that it was to check activities of criminally-minded persons that the command raided the hideouts and black spots across the state.
The commissioner said that the suspects were apprehended at Gano area, Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area; Bachirawa quarters, Ungoggo Local Government Area and Emir’s Palace road in Kano Municipal Local Government.
He said that exhibits recovered from the suspects included 64 knives, scissors, axe, iron cutter, charms, wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and suck-and-die liquid substances.


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Crimes: 446 Nigerians In UAE Prisons - Envoy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 9, 2019
Nigerian Ambassador to United Arab Emirate UAE, Mohammed Dansanta Rimi, said that a total number of 446 Nigerians are currently languishing in prisons the country.
Rimi, stated this during President Muhammadu Buhari’s town-hall meeting with Nigerians who are based in the UAE.
He said the 446 Nigerians are in prisons over drugs and other crimes.
The envoy made this known weeks after five Nigerians were arrested over armed robbery in Dubai

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Crimes Against Humanity: ICC Issues Arrest Warrant For Central Africa Rebel Leader Nourredine Adam￼ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 29, 2022
Nourredine Adam, head of an armed faction of former rebels from the mainly Muslim Seleka group, is wanted over crimes allegedly committed while he was security minister at the time.
He is wanted for crimes including torture, imprisonment, persecution, enforced disappearance and cruel treatment at detention centres run by
the then-ruling regime, prosecutors said.
The warrant was originally issued under seal in January 2019 but ICC judges had now ordered it to be unsealed.
One of the world’s poorest nations, the Central African Republic was plunged into a bloody civil war after a coup in 2013 and while the violence has decreased over the past three years, armed groups still control large swathes of the country.

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Crimes Against The People: Truth Commission Recommends Prosecution Of Ex-President Jammeh - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 28, 2021
The commission recommended prosecuting Yahya Jammeh and his co-
perpetrators in an international tribunal in West Africa outside of The
Gambia, under the auspices of the African Union or the ECOWAS
regional grouping.
Over a period of 22 years, starting from July 22, 1994, Yahya Jammeh
and co-perpetrators are accused of committing very serious crimes
against the people of The Gambia.
The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission was set up in
January 2017 by President Adama Barrow, whose election in 2016 put
an end to more than two decades of dictatorship.
The commission, which heard from nearly 400 witnesses, presented its
findings to Barrow on November 25 and urged the government to pursue
criminal charges, but neither the report nor the names of officials it
deemed responsible were made public until Friday.
Jammeh seized power in 1994, and for 22 years, he oversaw a regime
accused of committing abuses such as state-sanctioned murder, torture
and rape.
He went into exile in Equatorial Guinea in 2017 after Barrow’s election
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Crimes: Minister Says Interpol Best Agency To Track Activities - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2019
TheMinister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi says the International CriminalPolice Investigation, INTERPOL is the best agency to track criminal activitiesin view of its global outreach.
Dingyadiannounced this in Abuja at the opening of the Nigeria INTERPOL week.
TheINTERPOL is the world’s largest police organisation with one hundred and ninetyfour member countries, with its primary role of assisting law enforcementagencies around the world, in combating all forms of transnational crime andterrorism.
TheMinister said that the event was initiated to bring to the public, the INTERPOLtools and resources to familiarise operatives with their usage. He describedthe hosting of the event in Nigeria as unique being the first time the countrywould host the event.
Inhis remark, the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu said the forcewould step up collaborative efforts in tackling border crimes, adding that newstrategies and enduring partnerships were necessary to tackle securitychallenges.

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Crimes: Onaiyekan, Martins Task Government On Worsening Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 22, 2019
The Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has urged government at all levels to do more in addressing worsening insecurity in the country.
Onaiyekan said this at the 5th Anniversary of Lumen Christian Television Network and Presentation of Annual Maiden Lecture at Catholic House, Lekki, Lagos.
He urged government not to allow those involved in criminal activities in the country to have free reign, saying that those caught should be prosecuted.
On his part, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Reverend  Adewale Martins said that all hands must be on deck to address the nation’s security challenges.


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Crimes: Report Says Herdsmen, Bandits Killed 10,665 In 2018 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 18, 2019
The French Institute for Research in Africa, IFRA, has said that about ten thousand six hundred Nigerians died from herdsmen clashes, banditry, Boko Haram conflict, cultism and other violence nationwide.
The Institute in a report, titled ‘Nigeria Watch: Eighth Report on Violence; 2018″ added that the number of deaths recorded in 2018 was 1.4 percent higher than what was recorded in the country from same lethal violence in 2017.
It lamented that the major causes of violent deaths in Nigeria within the year under review were crime, political, land and religious issues, cattle grazing and road accidents.
The report added that the most dangerous states in Nigeria in 2018 included Borno, Zamfara, Benue, Kaduna and Adamawa states, adding that they had the highest number of lethal violence within the year under review.
According to the report, the consistent decrease in fatalities from violence in Nigeria since 2014 was halted in 2018 which marked a rise in general crime across the country with Banditry becoming prevalent in Zamfara and Kaduna states.


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Criminality: Police Parade 4 Fake Naval Officers, 11 Others In Benue State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 8, 2019
The Police Command in Benue onThursday paraded four fake Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and 11 othersuspects over alleged kidnapping, rape, armed robbery, child trafficking, andillegal arms manufacturing. The Commissioner of Police in the state, MukaddasGarba told newsmen in Makurdi that the faked Naval officers arrested were,Stephen Oguniran, Daniel Igiho, Ada Ngbede and Ada Ofugocho.
Garba disclosed that the fakeofficers were arrested on July 31 at an illegal check point they mounted atOkenyi, Okpoga Road and were extorting money from motorists.
He also said one Terna Taga 18, wasarrested for allegedly raping and impregnating a 10-year-old girl.
He said further investigation led tothe arrest of illegal arms manufacturers Terhembafan Sevav and Vishi Avav.
The commissioner said that thecommand also arrested one Daniel Achogwu for alleged child trafficking. He saidAchogwu, a resident of Otukpo town, took a pregnant girl to Aba, Abia State,where she was delivered of a child that he later sold to an unknown person.

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Crisis: Algeria Arrests Dozens Of Separatists, Tigray Rebel Group Says 150 Died From Starvation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 7, 2021
Police say officers were injured during the incidence.
The suspects have been accused of attempting to sow terror and strife among citizens by order of parties abroad.
It was gathered that the 27 belong to the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylie, MAK that is seeking independence for the Kabylie region. The group was declared a terrorist organisation after last years wildfires that killed 65 people.
In another development, Rebel group in Ethiopia’s Tigray region says about 150 people may have died of hunger as the humanitarian crisis worsens in the region.
The Ethiopian government has not reacted to the claim. But it’d previously rejected accusations by the UN that it’s blocking aid.
TPLF’s agriculture chief Atinkut Mezgebo said people and livestock were dying from lack of food and medicines and the crisis might be bigger.

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Crisis: Gombe State Government Imposes Indefinite Curfew Of State Capital - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
April 27, 2019
Gombe State Government has imposed indefinite curfew on the state capital. This follows violence that broke today during burial rites of the nine Boy Brigade boys killed on Easter eve.
The nine Boy Brigade boys were killed on Easter eve by a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Member during a procession who rammed his car into them.
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Crisis: Kaduna State Govt Imposes 24 Hours Curfew On Kajuru - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 26, 2019
Kaduna State Government has imposed twenty four hourcurfew on Kajuru Local government Area of the State.
A statement by the Governor’s media aide SamuelAruwan said the dusk to dawn curfew that has been in place in the council isextended to twenty hours with immediate effect and will be in force tillfurther notice.
The terse statement gave no reason for the extensionbeyond saying “following events in Kasuwan Magani”.
It would be recalled that Kasuwan Magani has beenengulfed in crisis since last year with recurring killings in the localgovernment. Kajuru Castle where a Briton; Foye Mooney ad a Nigerian were killedand five others kidnapped is located in the same Local Government.


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Crisis Resolution: Group Advocates Women’s Involvement In Peace-Building - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 11, 2019
The West Africa Network for Peace-Building, WANEP says women’s involvement in peace-building and security is necessary in Nigeria, as conflicts resolution is collective responsibility.
The group’s National Coordinator, Bridget Osakwe, stated this at a Media Round-table on United Nations Security Council Resolution and Women in Peace and Society, WPS in Abuja.
Osakwe said although Nigeria adopted the Council’s resolution, which re-affirms the important role of women in prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace building among others, its implementation has been slow.
She said involvement of women in peace and security building is necessary for a balanced outcome, because they are the most hit in crisis situations. She noted that women are good in mediation, as they could negotiate at all levels from grassroots to national level.
According to Osakwe, the event has come at a time when it is important for Nigerians to raise their voices and amplify women voices in peace and security.


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Crisis Rumour: Police Say Kaduna Is Calm, Peaceful - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 29, 2019
The Kaduna State Police Command has dispelled rumours of ethnic and religious crisis in the state.
The Commissioner of Police Ahmad Abdurrahman said at a news briefing in Kaduna that the state was peaceful and calm. He explained that the stampede which occurred in Sabon Tasha and Mararraban Rido areas of Kaduna metropolis had nothing to do with ethnic or religious crisis.
The Police Commissioner said what happened was an incident when a person attempted to steal a shoe in a shop at Sabo Market and was sighted.
According to Abdurrahman, those linking the stampede to ethnicity or religion are only being mischievous and intentionally fabricating falsehood to create panic and disharmony among the good citizens, so as to destabilize the existing peaceful atmosphere in the State.


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Crisis: Taraba State Govt Relaxes Curfew On State Capital - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 24, 2019
Taraba State Government has relaxed the fourteen hours curfew imposed on Jalingo and surrounding villages at the wake of invasion of some communities by gunmen.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Governor Darius Ishaku, Iliya Vekyu Akweh and made available to newsmen in Jalingo.
Liberty News correspondent in Taraba Bashir Adamu says the curfew now runs between 6pm to 6am as against the initial 4pm to 6am daily.
The statement further appealed to the security agencies in the state to ensure enforcement of the curfew. It directed residents of Jalingo, the state capital and surrounding villages, especially those at the areas affected by the crisis to ensure compliance.


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Criticism Greet Libya Migrant Centre Attack - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 3, 2019
Over 40 migrants werekilled in an air strike early late on July 2 on their detention centre in aTripoli suburb blamed on Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who has been tryingfor three months to seize the capital. The UN said the air strike “may amountto a war crime”. More than 130 people were also wounded in the in the raid onTajoura, the statement added.
More than 40 migrantswere killed in a late night air strike on their detention centre in a Tripolisuburb blamed on Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, triggering internationaloutcry at the bloodshed on Wednesday.
The strike “clearlycould constitute a war crime”, said UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame.
Bodies were strewn onthe floor of the hangar, mixed with the belongings and blood-soaked clothes ofmigrants, an AFP photographer said.
Tuesday night’s strikeleft a hole some three meters in diameter at the centre of the hangar,surrounded by debris ripped from the metal structure by the force of the blast.


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Cross Border Crimes: Nigeria, Niger Move To Tackle Insecurity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 17, 2019
The joint security team led by the 8 Division,  Nigerian Army Sokoto have conducted interactive meeting with their Nigerien counterparts on tackling cross border banditry and other crimes.
A statement signed by Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, and made available to Newsmen in Sokoto said the meeting was held at Dakana in Niger Republic on Thursday.
Musa said Nigerian delegates extensively and fruitfully brainstormed with their Nigerien counterparts on the unfolding security challenges in Sokoto state and environs.
He said the exercise was sequel to security threats along the international boundary between Niger Republic and Nigeria, which necessitated the establishment of a joint military border patrol in Sept. 2018.
He noted that the main objective of the joint security venture was to check the menace of cross border armed banditry and other criminalities across the two nations’ common porous borders.
According to him, the joint security team from Nigeria was led by the Commander, 1 Brigade, Brig. Gen. L. N. Udeagbala who represented the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division.


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Cross River: Ayade Wins Re-Election As Governor - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 12, 2019
AOC: The Independent National electoral Commission INEC has declared Ben Ayade winner of Cross River governorship election.
Hescored highest votes 381,484 against co-contestant John Owan Enoh of APC whoscored 131,161 votes.
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Cross river North: Appeal Court Declares Jarigbe As Senator, Sacks Odey - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 30, 2021
The Court of Appeal Friday morning in Calabar has declared Jarigbe
Agom Jarigbe as the duly elected senator for the Cross River North
senatorial district.
The court said he is the lawful candidate of the People’s Democratic
Party in the December 5th, 2020 bye-election for the seat.
With this Stephen Odey is sacked as senator representing the senatorial
district.
The three-man panel headed by Hon. Justice Chioma I. Nwosu also
invalidated the certificate of return earlier issued to Steven Odey by the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and directed that it
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Crossdressing: No Nigeria Law Prohibits Act – Police Spokesman. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 4, 2024
Amid some debates all over social media involving crossdressing and sexuality, the police imagemaker said the crime for which people get arrested has more to do with natural offences or crimes against nature.
Speaking, Adejobi opined that certain cases are hard to prove without evidence and as such, many who cross-dress are often accused of other crimes and until prove is found, these individuals cannot be kept behind bars.
He further emphasized that even to prove and prosecute anyone for natural offences, the police must have adequate proof that can hold its own in court.


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Crude Oil: Association Says Discovery In Gongola Basin Significant For National Development - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
October 18, 2019
The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists, NAPE has lauded the oil discovery in Gongola Basin, saying it is significant to oil and gas industry, for national development.
The association’s  President Ajibola Oyebamiji, gave the commendation at a news conference on Thursday in Lagos ahead of the association’s forthcoming 37thAnnual International Conference and Exhibition Conference.
Oyebamiji said that the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits in the Kolmani River-2 Well on the Upper Benue trough, Gongola Basin, in the North-Eastern part of the country, was good for industry.
He noted that Nigeria had been at risk of long-term disruption to oil and gas supplies, power generation, a collapse of industries and significant loss of revenue due to continued reduction in hydrocarbon exploration activities.

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Crude Oil: Buhari Says Nigeria Considering Reducing Output For Higher Prices - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 21, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged the cooperation ofNigeria to reduce oil output in order to attract higher prices in the globalmarket.
Hosting Ahmad Qattan, Minister of State for African Affairsand Special Envoy of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, of Saudi Arabia, at the StateHouse, Abuja, Buhari said output cuts had always been difficult for Nigeriaconsidering the country’s peculiar circumstances of large population, hugeexpanse of land and state of under-development.
Qattan said the important reason for which King Salman senthim was to make a request to President Buhari to ensure Nigeria’s compliancewith quotas assigned in January by exiting previous exemption from output cuts.

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Crude Oil: FG May Revoke Unused Oil Well Licences Amid $30bn Loss. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 18, 2024
Lokpobiri disclosed this at an event organised by The Petroleum Club in Lagos. According to him, FG is looking to ramp up crude oil production to boost revenue, and would not tolerate dormant oil licences.
He said the government would no longer allow any company or individuals to hold onto licences as souvenirs.
The minister said, the worst thing that will happen to Nigeria is for our refinery to be fully rehabilitated and we will have to import crude from another country.
The minister said Nigeria had lost about $30bn to low oil production in the past two and half years, adding that increasing crude oil production would automatically drop the dollar against the naira.
Meanwhile, latest report by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, disclosed that the country’s oil production had depleted from 1.4mbpd to 1.2mbpd, a situation the minister said was being addressed to grow production.


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Crude Oil: FG To Deliver Four Fids, Tackle Theft—Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 11, 2019
The Federal Government says it has plans to deliverFinal Investment Decisions FIDs on at least four key projects within thenation’s oil and gas industry by the end of last quarter of 2019.
President Muhammadu Buhari said this during theongoing 24th World Energy Congress WEC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
A statement by the spokesman for the NigerianNational Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja, however, said theMinister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipreye Sylva, represented thePresident at the congress.
Buhari said his vision was to bequeath a vibrantpetroleum industry that would guarantee long term strategic investments andprosperity for Nigerians.
The president identified gas development as part ofgovernment priority to fast-track the industrialisation drive of the country.

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Crude Oil: Kyari Says Nigeria Committed To OPEC’s Output Pact - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
October 2, 2019
TheGroup Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, MeleKyari has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the oil output cuts agreementsigned by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC, promisingthat the country will reduce its crude oil output to comply with OPECproduction targets.
Kyarialso said the NNPC is discussing potential investment opportunities in Nigeriawith Saudi Arabia’s Aramco and ADNOC of the United Arab Emirates, includingpotential petrol supply with Aramco trading.
TheNNPC Boss told journalists at a conference in Fujairah in the United ArabEmirates that Nigeria’s September crude oil and condensate output was betweentwo point one and two point two million barrels per day.
Headded that Nigeria hoped to raise oil production to about three million barrelper day in the next two to three years.

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Crude Oil: Navy Seizes 6 Ships, 80 Wooden Boats, Seeks Speedy Trial Of Thieves - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 18, 2019
The Naval operatives attached to theNigerian Navy Ship Delta, has seized six ships and 80 large wooden boats usedby criminals to syphon crude oil in the Niger Delta region.
The Commander, of the operation,Commodore Ibrahim Dewu made this known while addressing journalists on today oncurrent operations by the navy to rid the Niger Delta region of criminality.
He said that the base had alsodestroyed 63 illegal refineries and 1,984 storage facilities containing 8,610metric tons of stolen crude; as well as 5,602 metric tons of illegally refinedproduct.
He said between March 14thand May4th, the base conducted three swamp buggy operations in Iwhrekreka, Otovwodoand Otumara communities in Ughelli South and Warri South Local Government Areaof Delta.
The swamp buggy operations led tothe outright destruction of various illegal refinery sites in order to make itextremely difficult to reactivate.


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Crude Oil: Nigeria Losses $1.3bn In Six Months - Governors - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 20, 2019
Nigeria lost one point three billiondollars’ worth of crude oil to theft and pipeline vandalism in the first sixmonths of 2019.
The state Governors who reviewed thecriminal cases in the oil sector in the Niger-Delta, are members of athirteen-member ad-hoc committee raised by the National Economic Council tocarry out the assignment.
The report of the findings wassubmitted to NEC at its meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajoin Abuja.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of EdoState, who chaired the committee, spoke with State House correspondents afterthe NEC meeting. He said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPCbriefed the ad hoc committee before the latter prepared its report.
The committee warned that if thesituation is not tackled instantly, losses could be higher than two point sevenbillion dollars in two years.

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Crude Oil: Nigeria's Earnings Rise By N450bn In Two Months- FG. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 12, 2024
Although the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has yet to release oil production figures for February 2024, its latest data so far indicates that Nigeria’s oil output maintained a northward movement in the months of December 2023 and January 2024.
The country’s oil production (excluding condensates) increased by 3.88 million barrels in December 2023, when compared to what it pumped in the preceding month of November.
A summation of the increased earnings in December 2023 (N244.79bn) and January 2024 (N205.14bn) showed that the Federal Government earned additional N449bn during the two-month period.


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Crude Oil: Prices Fall Below $100 a Barrel Ahead Of OPEC+ Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 2, 2022
Brent crude plunged 0.37 percent to $99.66 a barrel, while West Texas
Intermediate crude fell 0.01 percent to $93.88 a barrel.
The OPEC+ meeting, scheduled to hold on Wednesday, will decide the volume of oil output for September.
According to a urvey, two of eight OPEC+ sources said there would be a modest increase for September – others said output is likely to remain
unchanged.
The organisation had approved the plans to add 648,000 barrels of oil per day for August.

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Crude Oil: Sylva Says 1bn Barrel Discovered In Northeast - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 13, 2020
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Slyvasays about one billion Barrels of Crude oil have been discovered inNortheastern part of Nigeria.
Sylva made this known at a news Conference to end the 2020Nigeria International Petroleum Summit, NIPS in Abuja.
According to the minister, a lot of oil is yet to be foundin the country.  He added that there was need for more exploration in thecountry as more oil would be discovered.
Commenting on passing of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB byJune, he expressed confident that it would be passed based on cordialrelationship between the legislature and the executive.
He noted that investors could not invest in Nigeria if thefiscal framework was shaking or uncertain.
On revamping of the refinery, Sylva said rehabilitation ofPort Harcourt refinery would start in the first quarter of 2020.

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Crude Oil Theft: Nigeria May Lose $23b In 2023 If Is Unchecked - NSA - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 6, 2022
He made the comment on Tuesday during the inauguration of a special investigation panel set up to check crude oil theft in the country.
General Monguno expressed worries that the nation currently produces one million barrels of crude oil per day as against the two million barrels daily target by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.
While lamenting the poor revenues accruing from the petroleum sector, he charged members of the committee to work towards bringing reducing the menace.
The committee is expected to submit its report by February 21st, 2023.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said last October its cooperation with security forces was reducing theft and will bring production consistently back up but critics say oil theft in Nigeria, one of
Africa’s largest petroleum producers, is a much wider problem of corruption involving elements of the security forces and local political leaders.

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Cubbing Crime: Association Tasks FG On Stringent Sanctions - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 18, 2019
TheSenior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government OwnedCompanies, SSACGOC has called on the Federal Government to ensure stringentsanctions to curb crime in the country.
TheAssociation in a communiqué at the end of its National Executive Council, NECmeeting in Ilorin the Kwara stat capital, said that the rate of crime in thecountry remained a major threat to the national security.
Itapplauded the Federal Government for land borders closure and called for thesupport of local famers and manufacturers to boost local production and theeconomy.
Iturged government to put in place palliatives to ameliorate the suffering ofNigerians living around the border areas.
Onthe new minimum wage, it commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing theAct and called for full implementation by all adding that government should tryto clear unpaid federal and state staff claims.

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Culpable Homicide: Police Arrest DPO Over Death Of 16-Year-Old In Katsina - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 22, 2019
TheKatsina state police command has arrested its Divisional Police Officer incharge of Mashi Local Government Area of the state, SP Garba Talawai includinghis girl friend, Sadiyya Danyaya.
Theirarrest follows preliminary investigation indicting the DPO for concealment offacts to the possible cause of death of a 16 year old lady, Rabi Abdullahi whowas later identified as a housemaid to the DPO’s girlfriend.
Ina press statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, thestate Commissioner of police, Sanusi Buba, has already directed a thorough,meticulous and comprehensive investigation into the matter, adding that boththe DPO and his girlfriend are helping detectives to unravel the circumstancessurrounding the death of the deceased.
Accordingto the statement, another DPO has already been posted to the local governmentas his replacement.The Commissioner ofpolice, Katsina state Command, Sanusi Buba, psc, assures the Parents of thedeceased and indeed the good people of Katsina state that the command will notleave any stone unturned until justice is done in the matter.


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Cultural Artefacts: Glasgow Takes Further Steps To Return Benin Bronzes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 28, 2022
Glasgow Life, which managed the city’s museum collections, welcomed
a delegation from Nigeria and said the aim was to discuss the
repatriation of 19 Benin objects.
The group requested for the return of 51 items to Nigeria, India and the
Cheyenne River and Oglala Sioux Tribes in South Dakota, U.S.
Glasgow Life said it continued its positive history of repatriation by
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Cultural Exchange: Minister Applauds China’s Initiatives - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 11, 2020
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed hascommended the Embassy of China for its various cultural exchange programmeinitiatives in Nigeria.
Mohammed gave the commendation at a cultural presentation bythe Chinese ‘Zjejiang Wu Opera Troupe’, in Abuja.
The Minister, who was represented at the presentation byJacob Ehichomo from the ministry, said that Nigeria and China would continue togrow their cooperation for the benefit of their citizens.
He gave an assurance that the ministry would continue to exploreways to expand implementation of cultural cooperation and exchanges betweenboth countries.
The Minister added that China and Nigeria had collaboratedin some high profile events in the course of their cultural exchanges.
Also speaking, China Cultural Centre, Abuja Li Xuda,Director, said cultural exchanges play a crucial role in strengtheningbilateral ties between countries.
Li said that the performance of the Zheijang Wu Opera Troupein Nigeria during the commemoration of the Chinese New Year, also aimed atstrengthening the long years of friendship between Nigeria and China.

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Cultural Exchange : NANS Opposes Proposal Between Nigerian, S/African - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 5, 2019
TheNational Association of Nigeria Students, NANS has opposed the proposedcultural exchange programme between Nigerian and South African youths toaddress xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and promote unity between the twocountries.
NANS’President, Danielson Akpan said this shortly after a closed door meeting and anews briefing by Acting High Commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria, BobbyMoroe in Abuja. The briefing was on cultural exchange programme between Nigeriaand South Africa to foster unity between the two countries.
Akpansaid that the suggested exchange programme by the South African High Commissionand the Federal Government for youths and students’ body would not work in viewof the prevailing situation in South Africa.He said attacks bySouth Africans on Nigerians and other nationals were unjustifiable andcondemnable. He called for concerted efforts by both governments to tackle thesituation

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Cultural Promotion: NCAC Boss Launches Nigeria-Ghana Friendship Club To Strengthen Relationship - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 29, 2019
Director General, National Council for Arts andCulture , Olusegun Runsewe, has launched the Nigeria-Ghana Friendship club tofurther strengthen cultural promotion and businesses between the two countries.
Runsewe launched this during 2019 AccraWeizo, a WestAfrican tourism and travel expo held in Accra with the theme: “Seamless Travelsin West Africa”
He said that the two countries had long standingdiplomatic relationship dating back to decades and they both had the largesteconomies in West Africa
According to him, the friendship club would bringtogether Nigerians and Ghanaians of like minds to fraternise and chart a coursefor consolidation of the already existing cordial relationship between the twocountries.
He said this would be easy to achieve as the twocountries had been in the forefront of the campaign for the unity, peace,mutual understanding and cooperation among countries in west African sub-region


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Culture Change: FG Trains Staff On Effective Service Delivery - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
March 8, 2023
Permanent Secretary, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, in his speech at the training in Abuja, said that Federal Civil Service was currently undergoing several reforms that would make the service more effective.
According to him, the workshop is in furtherance of the ongoing reforms in the civil service anchored on the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021 to 2025.
Also speaking, Director of Reforms Coordination and Service Improvement, Valentine Ezulu, said that the workshop on culture change was a continuation of the series of trainings that the Department started last year.
He added that the department was charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all members of staff of the ministry were informed of these reforms.


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Culture: Information Minister Advises Parents To Teach Children Core Values - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
January 5, 2022
He who made the call at an event in Lagos, said as much as parents accept the
modernity that comes with this era, it is important that Africans still hold on to
those values that have previously been with them.
The Minister also noted that rape, incests and other vices are prevalent in Western
countries when compared to Africa because of the core values that are strongly
upheld in Africa.
Mohammed said parents and stakeholder must bring up children every time to
understand that there are values which they must keep.

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Culture: Information Minister Advises Parents To Teach Children Core Values - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
January 5, 2022
He who made the call at an event in Lagos, said as much as parents accept the modernity that comes with this era, it is important that Africans still hold on to those values that have previously been with them.
The Minister also noted that rape, incests and other vices are prevalent in Western countries when compared to Africa because of the core values that are strongly upheld in Africa.
Mohammed said parents and stakeholder must bring up children every time to understand that there are values which they must keep.


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Culture Minister Advocates Development Of Arts For Mental Well-Being - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
May 7, 2024
In a virtual presentation to flag off the National Arts in Health Week 2024, held in Lagos, Musawa emphasised the transformative power of arts in promoting physical, emotional and mental well-being.
The minister reaffirmed commitment to championing the transformative power of art in health, well-being and therapy.
She urged Nigerians to work with the ministry to harness the boundless potential of arts to inspire hope, ignite creativity, and cultivate a brighter, more compassionate future for all.
Also, the Artistic Director of the National Troupe of Nigeria, Kaltume Bulama-Gana, congratulated the organisers of the programme on its successful opening and acknowledged the ministry’s valuable partnership.


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Culture: President Buhari Charges Nigerians On Identification - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 29, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerians topromote and preserve their cultural heritage, saying that culture of the peopleis the identity which gives them due recognition.
Buhari made the call during the 2019 Olojo festivalheld at the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi’s in Ile-Ife.
The president, who was represented by the Ministerof Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, said that people and culture wereinseparable since there was no denial that what made a society was its culture.
Buhari expressed delight that the people of Ile-Ife,the cradle of Yoruba had been so passionate and committed to the preservationof cultural heritage.
According to him, for a society to be societal itmust be cultural; society and culture are also intertwined.
He, therefore, prayed God to continue to protectOoni, his chiefs and entire people of Ife to be able to continue to promote andprotect Yoruba cultural heritage.
Also Speaking, Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetolacongratulated the people of the ancient town for the success of the festival.

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Culture, Tourism: Federal Government Sets To Launch National Policy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
November 1, 2019
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed saysplans are on ground by the Federal Government to launch National Policy onCulture, Tourism and finalise work on Motion Picture Council of Nigeria andothers.
Mohammed stated this when he played host to Culture, Arts,Tourism and Entertainment Writers Association, Abuja, CATEWAA, in Abuja. Hedescribed the achievements of the ministry in the last four years, asremarkable and laudable.
The Minister said that there were some misconceptions incertain quarters that the ministry in the past four years paid more attentionto the information sector rather  than culture and tourism.
Earlier, the President of CATEWAA, Bridget Onoche said the meetingwith the Minister was imperative, considering the desire of the association toproject activities in the culture sector.
The CATEWAA comprises journalists from different mediaorganisations covering Culture, Arts, Tourism and Entertainment beats.

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Culture, Tourism: FG seeks implementation of MOUs with Namibia - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
January 14, 2022
The Minister made the call in Abuja on Thursday when he received the
Namibian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Humphrey Geiseb, on a
courtesy visit, a statement signed by Ministry spokesperson Segun
Adeyemi said.
He observed that the bilateral cooperation between the two nations,
which dates back to 1992 on the platform of the 1st Nigeria-Namibia
Joint Commission, expired without implementation, and expressed the
hope that the MoUs will be revived for implementation this time
around.
He promised to encourage a working relationship between Nollywood
and the Namibian Film Industry, against the background of the interest
expressed by a talented Namibian actress to feature in Nollywood
movies as a way of further honing her professional skills.

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Curbing Challenges: PDP Governors’ Forum Urges Security Agencies To Re-Strategise - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 8, 2020
The Forum Chairman and Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal in a statement said Nigerians deserved  full concentration on these issues in order to crush the monster.
He also condemned the “purported” swearing-in of some former members elect and purported election of new presiding officers for Edo House of Assembly in Benin City on Thursday as well as the invasion of the Assembly complex by police officers.
The Governor said the forum had reviewed the recent disturbing developments in the state, describing the invasion of the complex as an attempt to give cover to the unlawful and illegal attempt to seize the house of assembly in aid of unconstitutional acts being hatched by some former members -elect of the assembly.

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Curbing Insecurity: Muslim Women Call For Increased Access To Education In Nigeria - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
March 31, 2022
They made this known during the 21st Annual education summit of the
Association held in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
They noted that the number of out of school children in the country is
alarming and if proper attention is not given to them, they may later
become Security threats to the country.
They also called for integration of skills acquisition to Almaji system
and arabic education in Nigeria, in other to equip the children for future
challenges.


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Curbing Malaria: Federal Government To Focus On Lessons From Sunmap 2 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
August 25, 2021
Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire, who made the announcement at the SuNMaP-2 dissemination meeting in Abuja, also noted that the country’s Malaria Elimination Project was solely donor-driven and would henceforth put mechanism in place to mobilise revenue inwardly.
He however called on private sector and philanthropists to assist the government in providing funds for the elimination of malaria from the country.
The National Team Lead of SuNMaP-2, Lola Mabogunje, in her presentation titled ”Partnership with Government in Achieving Sustainable Malaria Programming”, said the project, which was supposed to last for five years, had to be truncated due to COVID-19 pandemic. She also noted that each of the years of the project was to focus on transition, capacity building, transition, monitoring and sustainability.
On her part, Director of National Malaria Elimination Program, Health Ministry Olufunmilayo Adeniyi in her presentation noted that 27 per cent of global malaria cases, 23 per cent of malaria deaths and 57 million clinical cases of malaria were in Nigeria.


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Curbing Terrorism: Czech Assures Nigerian Army Of Continuous Supply Of Weapon - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 14, 2019
The Czech Republic has assured the Nigerian Army of its readiness to continue to supply its weaponry need to combat terrorism and other security challenges in the country.
Czech Republic Ambassador Marek Skolil gave the assurance in Abuja, when he visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai.
Skolil noted that there had been long and good relationship between the army of both countries and described Nigeria as a major partner of Czech. He assured that apart from providing the equipment needs of the army on request, the country would also assist in the training of its personnel.
On his part, Buratai said that both countries had had good relationship since the 60’s, which had resulted in prompt supply of weapons needed by the Nigerian army, especially in recent time.
In a related development, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun state has requested for a joint security operation to combat armed robbery and kidnapping in the state. The Governor made the plea when he visited the Army Chief  in Abuja.


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Curbing Unemployment: FG Engages 130,000 Graduates As Extension Workers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
April 9, 2019
The Minister ofAgriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, says 130, 000 graduate youthshave been employed to offer extension services to farmers across the country.
The Minister statedthis during  the 24th Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria AnnualNational Conference in Abuja.
Ogbeh, who wasrepresented by the Director of Extension Service Department in the ministry,Karima Babangida said that the youths were engaged under the Social InvestmentProgramme of the Federal Government.
According to theMinister, extension service needs to be revamped to strengthen the government’sagricultural development process, especially in the commodity value-chains.
On his part, theDirector-General, Raw Material Research and Development Council, Hussaini Ibrahim,said that there had been a decline in the extension services in the country,leading to low productivity.


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Curfew Imposed On Taraba Town Over Tiv/Jukun Conflict - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
November 24, 2019
The chairman, Caretaker committee of Gassol localgovernment area of Taraba state, Yahuza Ya’u, has said that curfew was imposedon Dananacha town following disagreement between the Tiv and Jukun that nearlyturn bloody.
He said the disagreement was over the erection of asignboard bearing Kwararafa in a secondary school in the town followingrenaming of the area from Dananacha to Kwararafa.
Yahuza Ya’u said no life was lost but many buildingswere razed down and a curfew was imposed to forestall escalation of theproblem.
The Jukun were said to be unhappy with Tiv for refusing to allow  erection of the sign board  which resulted in  exchange of gun shots by both sides.

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Curfew In Kenya’s Coastal Region After Beheadings - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
January 5, 2022
Interior Security Minister Fred Matiangi said the curfew was aimed at
helping the security forces to hunt down the militants.
Several suspects have already been arrested, according to a police
spokesman.
Despite the presence of Kenya and United States military personnel, al-
Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda, has carried out several attacks in
the region, leaving tens of people dead and homes burnt.
In the latest attack on Monday, five people were shot dead and two
others beheaded.


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Currency Redesign: ISWAP Opts For CFA, Bans Farmers, Fishermen In Lake Chad From Using Naira - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
November 14, 2022
Last month, the CBN said it redesigned 200 Naira, 500 Naira, and 1000 new Naira notes. The new design and issues will be effective from mid-December 2022. He had advised Nigerians to take old notes to banks to enable them to withdraw the new banknotes once circulation begins.
However, a counter-insurgency outfit in the Lake Chad region, stated that information from intelligence sources said the currency redesign move had thrown ISWAP members far away from banks in the Tumbus of Lake Chad into confusion.
According to the intelligence source, the terrorist group would find it extremely difficult to change their money into new currency notes. Therefore, the insurgents are now receiving the West African CFA Francs, which they intend to replace with the Nigerian naira as a trade currency.

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Curriculum: Lawan Canvasses Inclusion Of Anti-Corruption Teaching In Schools - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
October 23, 2019
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has called forthe inclusion of anti-corruption course in schools’ curricula to reduce themenace of corruption in the country.
Special Adviser Media to President of the Senate,Ola Awoniyi quoted Lawan as making the call while declaring open the thirdEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, National Capacity Building Workshopfor Justices and Judges.
According to a statement, the workshop was organisedin collaboration with the National Judicial Institute NJI held in Abuja.
The Senate President advocated for a review of thebasic school curricula to include the teaching of anti-corruption tenets.
Lawan also said that the National Assembly wouldprovide the necessary support to the anti-corruption agencies in the fightagainst corruption.
The EFCC and Independent Corrupt Practices and OtherRelated Offences Commission ICPC are the leading government agencies inanti-corruption war.

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Custodial Centre: 240 Inmates Escape As Gunmen Attack Kogi Prison - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
September 13, 2021
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) spokesman Francis Enobore
confirmed the incident in a communique on Monday, stating that the
attack took place at about midnight on Sunday.
According to him, the attackers in their numbers arrived at the custodial
centre heavily armed and immediately engaged the guards in a fierce
gun battle.
Enobore further disclosed that the Comptroller–General, Haliru Nababa
has ordered a recapture procedure to be activated immediately and
detailed investigation carried out even as he leads a team to assess the
situation.
The Comptroller-General also appealed to the general public to furnish
security operatives with useful intelligence that will assist in recapturing
the escapees.
As of the time of the invasion, 294 inmates were in custody out of which
224 were pre-trial detainees and 70 convicted inmates.

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Custodial Centres: States Now To Feed, Accommodate Inmates – Interrior Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
May 12, 2023
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced that the move is coming following the recent consultational amendment which placed Correctional Services on the concurrent list.
He also gave the insight while speaking at a 2-day High-Level Conference on Decongestion and Corrections Management, in Abuja. According to him, it is a relief to the Government which used to shoulder the burden of accommodating and feeding inmates.
The Minister added that the Federal Government had earmarked 22.44 billion naira to feed inmates across 244 correctional facilities in the country in 2023. He however lamented that the huge amount was draining the coppers of the Government.
On his part, Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, decried the cases of jail breaks that had claimed the lives of officers and inmates, and escape of prisoners. He added that the trend, posed a threat to the sovereignty and prosperity of the country.


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Custodial Centres: States Now To Feed, Accommodate Inmates – Interrior Minister. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
May 12, 2023
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced that the move is coming following the recent consultational amendment which placed Correctional Services on the concurrent list.
He also gave the insight while speaking at a 2-day High-Level Conference on Decongestion and Corrections Management, in Abuja. According to him, it is a relief to the Government which used to shoulder the burden of accommodating and feeding inmates.
The Minister added that the Federal Government had earmarked 22.44 billion naira to feed inmates across 244 correctional facilities in the country in 2023. He however lamented that the huge amount was draining the coppers of the Government.
On his part, Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa, decried the cases of jail breaks that had claimed the lives of officers and inmates, and escape of prisoners. He added that the trend, posed a threat to the sovereignty and prosperity of the country.


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Customs Cautions Katsina Residents Against Peddling Wrong Information - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
August 24, 2021
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Danbaba Isah made the appeal in a statement made available Newsmen in Katsina.
According to him, as a Local Government Area in Nigeria, Jibia was entitled to free trade and movement of goods and services from all parts of Nigeria.
Isah also enjoined the public to desist from posting wrong information on social media.


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Customs Destroys Poisonous “Ponmo” In Seme Border - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
July 25, 2019
The Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service hasburnt the intercepted poisonous cow hides popularly known as “Ponmo”  imported into Nigeria.
The Area Controller of the command, ComptrollerMuhammad Garba, led the team of Joint Border Agencies to the site where theanimal skins were destroyed in Seme, Lagos.
Garba said that the deadly animal skin wasintercepted by his men on Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
According to him, the command is going to widen itsinvestigation to ensure that no unhealthy item escape into the country.
Garba added that the Nigeria Customs Service was notlimited to revenue generation alone, noting that the command was also fightingagainst the smuggling and other related vices.
The controller also hand over 146 wraps of cannabissativa worth 112.4 million naira to official of the National Drug LawEnforcement Agency, NDLEA for destruction.


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CUSTOMS GENERATES N1.002TR IN 9 MONTHS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
November 12, 2019
The Nigeria Customs Service has generated about 1.002 trillion naira from January to September.
The data received from the Department of Researchand Statistics and confirmed by the service’s public relations office indicatedthat the revenue was generated from 32 commands.
The service recorded the highest revenue of 123.6billion naira in July, followed by 118.6 billion naira in May.
The lowest revenue was recorded in February, with86.3 billion naira.
The Apapa area command has the highest revenue of313.5 billion naira within the period under review.
Immediately after the partial closure of borders,the service recorded 115.6 billion naira in September, with about 6.1 billionnaira more than what was realised in August before the closure.
The revenue was generated from import duty, levy,excise duty and other fees.
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali,explained that since the closure of the borders, the revenue generated by theservice was increasing daily.

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Customs Hands Over N100m Seized Pharmaceutical Products To NAFDAC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
August 27, 2021
The drugs were handed over to NAFDAC in Kaduna by the Comptroller, Zone B of Customs Federal Operation Unit, Al-Bashir Hamisu.
Hamisu said that the pharmaceutical products were seized by the Customs’ border patrol teams in August.
He however said that the command would keep in touch with NAFDAC “because the people behind the drugs are likely to surface at NAFDAC office”.
Responding, Kaduna State Cordinator of NAFDAC, Mr Nasiru Mato, expressed gratitude to the Customs service for the seizure.
Mato said the agency is looking forward to more collaboration to achieve greater results.
He said the products received included syringes, Sildenafil citrate containing aphrodisiac and injectable.


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Customs Hands Over Seized Donkey Meat To NAQS, Generates N98.2m In Kebbi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 14, 2023
Area Controller of the command, Ben Oramalugo made this known while handing over seized donkey meat and skins to the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Services NAQS in Birnin Kebbi.
On the right to seize donkey meat and skins, Oramalugo, noted that customs are empowered to detain, seize and condemn any item on several grounds as enshrined in Section 167 of CEMA Cap C45 LFN 2004.
He added that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES, which was an international agreement between governments, frowns at illegal trade of endangered species which threatened the survival of the species and Nigeria is Signatory to the agreement.
In his remarks, Assistant Comptroller General of NAQS, In-charge of North- West Zone, Adamu Isah-Gano, who received the items for further necessary action, appreciated the command’s efforts in its anti- smuggling activities in the state.


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Customs Intercept Tramadol Manifested As Ceramic - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
February 26, 2021
By Hanan A. Ibrahim
The Area Controler of the command Ibrahim Malanta Yusuf told disclosed to news men that the tramadol capsules were concealed with 1000 cartons of ceramic tiles and the management team of the command were able to track it upon 100% physical examination to ascertain it’s true contents.
Ibrahim Malanta added that other items seized within three weeks after he resumed as the controller of the command includes one container of unregistered pharmaceutical product containing 989 cartons of Mixagrip tablets wrongly declared as winches and gaskets and one fourty feet container loaded with sacks of mosquito coil products but declared as ground paper and parking paper bag, seven containers loaded with bales of used clothing and shoes.
“At this point, it is noteworthy to state that the consignments are out rightly seized for breaching the previous provisions of sections 46, 47 and 161 of CEMA CAF C45 LFN 2004 and provision of schedule 4(17) of the common external tariff.
“Base on the foregoing the command has launched a preliminary investigation with a view to identify consignees for arrest and possibly prosecution in connection with this criminal and unlawful importation .
He also disclosed that the total value of the aforementioned seizures stood at two hundred and twenty three million,two hundred and twenty five thousand, nine hundred naira.
(N223,225,900.00).

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Customs Intercepts Contraband Worth N671m, Arrests 11 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
November 3, 2022
The acting Controller of the unit, Hussein Ejibunu, said this at a news conference in Lagos.
Ejibunu said the goods were seized along the borders and port corridors within the South West zone.
He also said the unit recovered 42.3 million naira from under-declaration of goods imported into the country in the period under review.
He listed the seized items as 7,403 bags of of foreign parboiled rice; 53,759 litres of petroleum motor spirit; 121 cartons of frozen poultry product; 724 bales of used second hand clothings; and three units of used motorcycles among others.
He noted that smuggling compromises national security and robs the nation of its revenue.
He warned smugglers to repent from their nefarious activities, vowing that the Customs would not relent in its efforts at ridding the zone of smugglers.

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Customs Intercepts Firearms At Lagos Airport - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
April 14, 2022
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Victor Ogagbor, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen today in Lagos.
According to Ogagbor, the items were intercepted while on routine examination at the ‘D’ wing of the Arrival Hall of the airport.
He added that the items were seen in a baggage belonging to one Afolabi Olumide who arrived from Washington DC via United Airlines.
He said that the importation of the firearm contravenes Schedule 4 of the Customs and Excise and Management Act which was an Absolute Prohibition.


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Customs Intercepts N12.7b Vehicles, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
May 13, 2020
The Federal Operations Unit of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted a vehicle with a Covid-19 sticker used for conveying banned poultry products into the country.
The unit also seized various items of contraband worth 12.7billion naira between January and April 2020.
The Public Relations Officer of the unit, Jerry Attah, in a statement said the officers intercepted the vehicle, which was disguised as carrying essential materials for Covid-19, but upon inspection it was found to contain smuggled cartons of frozen chicken smuggled from Benin Republic.
The Customs Area Controller of the unit, Usman Yahaya, explained that the vehicle was arrested along Ijebu Ode Expressway.
Speaking on the activities of the command in the last four months, Yahaya said the unit also paid 1.14 billion naira into the Treasury Single Account TSA of the Federal Government.


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Customs Intercepts N5bn Worth Of Tramadol, Other Drugs - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 17, 2019
TheNigerian Customs Service has intercepted containers of tramadol worth N5 billionin Lagos.
TheSpokesman for the service, Joseph Attah, confirmed this to journalists at theCustoms Training College .
Accordingto him, the containers of tramadol and other drugs, were smuggled in during therecent Eid-El-Kabir celebrations, as the perpetrators tried to take advantageof the holidays.
This comes barely three weeks after officials of the service destroyed over 50 containers of tramadol and other drugs worth about N7billion.


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Customs Marine Command Seizes N110m - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
April 13, 2023
The Command also said that five suspects have been arrested in connection with the seized contraband goods.
Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Customs Area Controller, of the Command, Odaudo Salefu, said that the seized items include 1,519 bags of 50 kilograms sized parboiled rice worth 85.1 million naira, 468 kegs of Premium Motor Spirit, in 25 litres worth 2.2 million naira, 700 pairs of foreign used shoes and 145 pieces of expired foreign used tyres during the period under review.
He said other seized items include 20 pieces of foreign ladies’ handbags, 88 cartons of Caro White Cream, three Outboard Boat Engines, and one Water Pumping Machine.


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Customs, NAFDAC Destroy 58 Containers Of Tramadol, Others Worth N14.7b - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
July 25, 2019
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hammed Ali saidthe service destroyed various pharmaceutical products including tramadol with aDuty Paid Value of 14.7 billion naira.
Ali said this when the Joint Committee on Drugsdestruction of the Nigeria Customs Service with the other sister agenciesdestroyed consignments of tramadol and other illicit drugs at a dump site inShagamu, Ogun.
He urged Nigerians to support the Federal Governmentin the fight against importation of illicit drugs.
Ali, who was represented by the AssistantComptroller-General of Customs, Kathleen Ekekezie, Zonal Coordinator ofCustoms, Zone “A” Lagos, commended the efforts of the National Agency for Foodand Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC and other sister agenciesrepresented at the site.
According to him, both the customs and NAFDAC havean enforcement of drugs department, noting that the department was carved outof both agencies for synergy on their primary assignment.


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Customs, NDLEA, DSS Say Captagon Pills Dismantled From Machine Weigh 74.119kg - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
September 3, 2021
Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, Malanta Yusuf made the disclosure in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Customs, Abubakar Usman.
Yusuf said that Captagon, the trademark name for the synthetic stimulant Fenethylline, was first reported by a German pharmacist in 1961 for the potential treatment of hyperactivity, depression and narcolepsy1.
Yusuf noted that the hard drug, which was carefully hidden in various components of a machine, was equivalent to 451,807 tablets now packed in 18 parcels.
He added that the search would continue as there were reasons to suspect more concealment of the illicit tablets inside the imported machine.
According to him, long-term use of the drug leads to remarkable side effects with the most common being extreme depression, lethargy, sleep deprivation, occasional palpitation, heart and blood vessel toxicity and malnutrition .

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Customs, NDLEA, DSS Say Captagon Pills Dismantled From Machine Weigh 74.119Kg - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
September 3, 2021
Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command, Malanta Yusuf made the
disclosure in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations
Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Customs, Abubakar Usman.
Yusuf said that Captagon, the trademark name for the synthetic stimulant
Fenethylline, was first reported by a German pharmacist in 1961 for the
potential treatment of hyperactivity, depression and narcolepsy1.
Yusuf noted that the hard drug, which was carefully hidden in various
components of a machine, was equivalent to 451,807 tablets now packed
in 18 parcels.
He added that the search would continue as there were reasons to suspect
more concealment of the illicit tablets inside the imported machine.
According to him, long-term use of the drug leads to remarkable side
effects with the most common being extreme depression, lethargy, sleep
deprivation, occasional palpitation, heart and blood vessel toxicity and
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Customs: Nigeria, Benin Republic To Inaugurate Connectivity Platform To Facilitate Trade - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 13, 2019
TheNigeria Customs Service and its counterpart in Benin Republic have concludedplans to inaugurate a new website on June 20, to facilitate trade.
ThePublic Relations Officer of the service, Joseph Attah, said in an interview inAbuja on Thursday that the platform would be inaugurated at Seme border by theheads of customs of the two countries.
Hesaid this move was part of the drive by ECOWAS to connect all customsadministrations within sub region to facilitate trade and tackle smuggling.
Hedisclosed that with this agreement, henceforth, there would be singledeclaration that would be viewed from both ends pointing out that whateverdeclared at Benin-Republic would be seen by NCS in Nigeria.
Accordingto him, the idea is to have a seamless business transaction that will deal withvices associated with crossed-border trade.Attah said the platform would


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Customs Releases 247 Truckloads Of Relief Items Worth N3.2bn - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 8, 2020
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali has approved the release of 247 truckloads of relief items with a market value of 3.250 billion naira and a Duty Paid Value of 2 billion naira from its warehouses.
A statement by Customs’ Public Relations Officer,Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah, said the approval was in compliance with thePresidential directive to provide relief items from seizures by Customsoperatives.
It said the outbreak of the deadly CoronavirusCOVID-19 necessitated various and continuous actions by Government at differentlevels to prevent and/or stop the spread of the virus in Nigeria.
The statement also said in reaction to painsassociated with the effects of the lockdown in some parts of the country, someNigerians on social media called on the Nigeria Customs Service to share seizedrice and other edible items to the public.


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Customs Seize $6m Fake Us Dollars, Arrest 4 Along Seme Border - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 3, 2023
The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, made this known to journalists during a briefing in Seme, in Lagos.
He also said that four suspected members of cross border criminal syndicate were arrested.
Nnadi said that the command had recorded milestones in the last 13 days in its anti-smuggling operations.
He added that Senegalese, Togolese, Republic of Benin and Niger International Passports were also recovered alongside 1O international driving licence of various countries from two male suspects currently in custody for further investigation.
Nnadi said that the command also seized 1,300 by 30 litres Jerry can of petroleum equivalent to 39,000 litres.

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Customs Seizes N112.68m Contraband, 700 Machetes In Port Harcourt - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 19, 2023
The Comptroller, Ibrahim Muhammad, said this at the command’s port terminal in Port Harcourt.
He said that the consignments consisted of four containers with 2,965 gallons of vegetable oil.
The Comptroller also said that 481 Bales of second-hand clothings, 700 packages of Machetes and 107 packages of shovels also made the list of seizures.
He said that while some of the items like the vegetable oil and second-hand clothes were contraband, shovels and machetes were detained pending provision of an End-user-certificate from Office of the Security Adviser, especially considering sensitivity to the forthcoming general elections.

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Customs Seizes N91m Contrabands In Ilorin - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 12, 2021
The Joint Border Patrol Team, Sector 3, in Ilorin, has seized contrabands worth 91 million naira.
The Sector Commander, Comptroller Olugbenga Peters, made this known at a news conference at the Custom House in Ilorin.
Peters said that from the records made available, only 13 petrol tankers were granted approval to load petroleum products every week to border communities, to prevent excess products being smuggled out.
He however warned that escort officers of the approved petroleum tankers loaded with petrol to the point of discharge should not be mistaken for smuggling out of  the country.
He said that it was part of the strategies to avoid same products from being smuggled out or diverted.


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Customs Service seized 202 motorcycles from suspected bandits in Katsina between August and September. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 24, 2021
He added that the command is working assiduously in ensuring that no contraband or illegal item is brought into the country through any of the borders in the state.
In a similar incident, six suspected members of a robbery gang have been arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ilorin by the Kwara State Police Command. The six suspects are Anafi Mudashiru, Lawal Abubakar, Abdulrazak Owoseni, Wasiu Babatunde, Olemilekan Adekalu and Ismaila Olarewaju.
They were brought before Magistrate Soliu Mohammed on offences bordering on belonging to a gang of thieves.
The Prosecuting Counsel, Monshood Adebayo, told the court that the suspects were charged for criminal conspiracy, belonging to a gang of thieves, and having possession of things reasonably suspected of having been stolen, which contravened Sections 97, 306 and 319 of the Penal Code.

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Customs Strike Force Impounds Pangolin Scales, Claws In Lagos - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 5, 2021
The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, disclosed this on Monday during a press conference in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital.
Ali, who was represented by the National Public Relations Officer, NSC, DC Joseph Attah, said that two suspects were arrested with the items.
Ali further said that those who bought the products were not Nigerians but Asian, and well-developed countries, stating that Nigerians that are involved were lured by money to provide a warehouse where the parts could be stored.
He named the two suspects already arrested in connection with the seizure as Salif Sanwidi and Sunday Ebenyi, adding that they would be charged to court to answer for their crimes.
He commended the Wildlife Justice Commission for their continued commitment to the course through the provision of credible and actionable intelligence, including technical aids.
This is coming barely two months after the massive seizure of pangolin scales worth over N22bn with arrested suspects currently facing prosecution.

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Customs Strike Force Impounds Pangolin Scales, Claws In Lagos - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
October 5, 2021
The Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali, disclosed this on Monday during a press conference in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital.
Ali, who was represented by the National Public Relations Officer, NSC, DC Joseph Attah, said that two suspects were arrested with the items.
Ali further said that those who bought the products were not Nigerians but Asian, and well-developed countries, stating that Nigerians that are involved were lured by money to provide a warehouse where the parts could be stored.
He named the two suspects already arrested in connection with the seizure as Salif Sanwidi and Sunday Ebenyi, adding that they would be charged to court to answer for their crimes.
He commended the Wildlife Justice Commission for their continued commitment to the course through the provision of credible and actionable intelligence, including technical aids.
This is coming barely two months after the massive seizure of pangolin scales worth over N22bn with arrested suspects currently facing prosecution.


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CVR: INEC Insists On July 31 Deadlines, Says Double Registration Invalid - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 25, 2022
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC FCT, Yahaya Bello, made
this known at a news conference on the commission’s state of preparedness for the 2023 general elections, on CVR, PVC, validity and collection in Abuja.
Bello said that all CVR activities except the collection of already printed
PVCs would be suspended on Sunday July 31, adding that the commission increased the closing hours to 5pm daily including Saturdays and Sundays.
According to him, this was done to accommodate the reawaking of those
who now realised that they need their PVCs at the last hour of the programme that has been ongoing for over a year.
He appealed to residents to patronise  centres close to their locations, adding that there was no need for people in the suburbs to come all the
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CVR: INEC Records 3.7m Fresh Online Registration - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 27, 2021
INEC announced this in its weekly update on the exercise on Tuesday in Abuja, noting that as at Monday, October 25, the number of completed online and physical registration stood at 1,393,502, comprised of 522,066 online and 871,436 physical registrations.
The commission’s weekly update indicated that Osun State has the highest number of registrants with 444,811, followed by Delta State with 284,231 Bayelsa 244,281 and Edo 236,980. The state with the lowest registrants is Abia with 17,217, followed by Yobe with 17,666, and Kebbi with 22,728 fresh online pre-registration.
According to INEC, A breakdown on the number of completed registration, showed that 710,003 are male, 683,499 female and 15,022 Persons Living With Disability, PLWD.
The Commission also announced that as at Monday, it had received 5,633,937 applications, including those applying for voter transfer, requests for replacement of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.
It noted that the applications, were from 3,042,095 male; 2,591,842 female and 63,733 from PWDS.

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CVR: INEC Says Fresh Registration Hits 4.2M - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 23, 2021
INEC announced this in the second quarter, week seven, weekly update
released by the commission in Abuja, noting that that as at Monday, over
1.8 million persons have completed their online and physical
registration.
According to statistics provided by the commission, 1,856,771 persons
who completed their registration, include 941,098 males, 915,673
females.
The Commission also added that 741,183 persons completed their
registration online, while 1,115,588 completed it through physical
registration.

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CVR: INEC Says Fresh Registration Now Over Nine Million - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 18, 2022
INEC announced this in its weekly update on Quarter four, week five, released in Abuja, adding that over 5.845 million registrants had completed their registrations, of which about 2.584 were done online and more than 3.261 million through physical registration.
The Commission also said the update further showed that 2,903,003 of registrants who completed their registration were male, while 2,942,748 were female. 48,252 were Persons with Disabilities, PWDs. The age distribution of the figure that completed their registration revealed that 4,045,520 were youths.
INEC also stated that, so far, it had received over 16.858 million applications, including those for voter transfer, requests for replacement of Permanent Voter Cards, update of voter information records, amongst others.


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CVR Update: INEC Records 6m Fresh Registrants - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 22, 2022
The commission, in an update on the CVR Quarter 3, Week 7 released in Abuja, also said that 3 million 329 thousand 204 Nigerians completed their registration as at the time of the update.
It noted that 1 million 373 thousand 240 registrants did online while 1 million 955 thousand 964 did physical registration, of which 28,711 of the figure were Persons With Disabilities PWDs.
It noted that the gender distribution shows that 1 million 675 thousand 318 of those that completed their registration were male and 1 million 653 thousand 886 were female of which 2 million 310 thousand 554 were youth between the ages of 18 and 34.

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CVR: We Will Obey Court Order On Voters Registration￼ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 21, 2022
INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter
Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this on Monday.
Although he did not specifically state whether or not the electoral
umpire would go ahead with its initial plan to stop the exercise, the
INEC official said the commission would continue to obey the orders of
the court.
Despite the decision to give effect to the order of the court, Okoye
insisted that INEC would convince the court on the adjourned date on
why the exercise should be discontinued for now.
Okoye reiterated that the exercise was meant for only those who have
not registered before and who have attained the again of 18 and above.


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Cyber Attacks: NCC Alerts Nigerians To New Ransomware Attacking Organisational Networks - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 17, 2022
The scheme, uncovered by security experts, has been categorised by the Nigerian Computer Emergency Response Team’s (ngCERT) advisory released at the weekend, as high-risk and critical.
NCC, in a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Ike Adinde, yesterday, quoted the advisory, as saying that the criminal group has been mailing out USB thumb drives to many organisations in anticipation that recipients will plug them into their personal computers (PCs) and install the ransomware on their networks. While businesses are being targeted, criminals could soon begin sending infected USB drives to individuals.
Globally, it disclosed that 2021 recorded a record-breaking number of cyber attacks, with a 50 per cent increase in overall breaches per week on corporate networks compared to the year before.
Further, the NCC statement, describing how the cybercrime group runs the ransomware, informed that the ngCERT advisory said the USB drives contain so-called ‘BadUSB’ attacks. It said the bad USB exploits the USB standards’ versatility and allows an attacker to reprogramme a USB drive to emulate a keyboard to create keystrokes and commands on a computer. It then installs malware prior to the operating system booting, or spoofs a network card to redirect traffic.

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Cyber crime : EFCC Arrests 17 For Alleged Internet Fraud In Ekiti - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 9, 2019
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCCIbadan zonal office has arrested seventeen suspected internet fraudsters.
The commission’s Spokesperson Tony Orilade whoconfirmed the arrest in a statement in Ibadan, Oyo state said five of thesuspected internet fraudsters claimed they were students of the FederalPolytechnic, Ado Ekiti. He said that the remaining twelve suspects told thecommission that they were into various vocations.
He explained that the suspects were arrested followingcareful consideration of intelligence reports detailing their allegedinvolvement in internet fraud and other related offences.
Orilade said that operatives of the anti-graft agencyin the zone had conducted preliminary investigations to ascertain the merits ofthe allegations against them.
The EFCC Spokesperson said that the suspects would becharged to Court as soon as investigations were concluded.

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Cyber Crime: Four Banks Lost n1.77bn To Fraud In 2021 - Report - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 31, 2022
This was contained in the 2021 financial statements of the banks.
The banks are Access Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, First
Monument City Bank, and Wema Bank.
According to their financial statements, WEMA and GTB incurred the
biggest losses as a result of fraud within the period under review, as they
lost N670.73 and N511.9m respectively.
For Wema Bank, the cost of fraud rose by N27.46m, year on year, as the
loss incurred in 2020 was N643.277.
In the case of GTB, the fraud losses were almost tripled in 2021.
Access Bank revealed that while it lost N502m to fraud in 2021, third
parties lost about N1.98bn.
Speaking on the development, cybersecurity experts advised banks to
adopt sophisticated measures to mitigate current cyber threats and
intensify their efforts in educating customers on ways to avoid falling
prey to fraudulent actors.
They also urged banks to hire qualified cybersecurity personnel to
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Cyber Crime: NCC Says 150M Nigerians Risk Financial Fraud - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 21, 2019
TheNigerian Communications Commission, NCC has warned that overone-hundred-and-fifty million Nigerians in the financial system risk beingdefrauded through telecommunications platforms.
The NCC Executive Vice-Chairman, Umar Danbatta gave the warning in an address during the inauguration of a multi- sectoral committee on e-fraud, in Abuja.
Datareleased by ‘Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access’ had showed that overone-hundred-and-fifty million Nigerians were involved in the financial system.
Danbattasaid the populace is vulnerable to financial fraud at any moment as a result ofmobile app integration with on-line payment platforms and other financialresources.
Headded that to effectively combat e-fraud, customer service and fraudoperations, teams in banks and the mobile network operators needed tighterprocesses and rules on how to detect potentially fraudulent activities.

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Cyber Crimes: EFCC Arrests 280 Suspects In Kano - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2019
TheEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested no fewer than 280suspects for various crimes in Kano State between January and August this year.
TheZonal Head of the Commission in Kano, Akaninyene Ezima, disclosed this whilebriefing newsmen in Kano on Monday.
Ezimasaid the suspects were apprehended for committing crimes bordering oncybercrimes, money laundering and other forms of crimes like ‘black money,wash-wash, foxy scheme and MMM’, among others.
Hesaid the commission had also recovered N550 million and 690,000 dollars duringthe period under review, pointing out that the 690,000 dollars were recoveredat Malam Aminu Kano International Airport.
Accordingto him, the commission is currently pursuing 51 cases of various offences incourts under the zone.
Ezimasaid investigation into several cases had also attained different stages ofcompletion.
Theofficial advised management of banks operating in the states under the zone toimprove their response system in order to protect their customers from beingduped by fraudsters.

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Cyber-Crimes: Federal Government Says Act Will Be Amended - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 11, 2019
TheFederal Government has stated that the Federal Ministry of Justice is committedto pursuing the amendment of the Cybercrimes Act, which many lawyers,journalists and activists have considered repressive, unconstitutional andillegal.
Thiswas stated today by Head, Cybercrimes Prosecution Unit, Federal Ministry ofJustice, Terlumun George Tyendezwa, at a Media Interactive Session on the Constitutionalityand Legality of the Cybercrimes Act in Nigeria, organized by the Socio-EconomicRights and Accountability Project SERAP in collaboration with the NationalEndowment for Democracy, NED, USA.
Atthe Media Interactive Session held in Ikeja, Lagos, Tyendezwa said cybercrimesAct is not perfect.
Earlierat the meeting, a group of lawyers, journalists, activists and otherstakeholders unanimously declared the Nigeria’s Cybercrimes Act as repressive,oppressive and unconstitutional.


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Cyber crimes: NCC Establishes Code To Curb Imminent Threats From Attackers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 20, 2019
The Nigerian Communication Commissionon Thursday, said it had established an Internet Industry Code of Practice forinternet service providers in the country to secure the country’s cyber space.
NCC’s Deputy Director, ConsumerAffairs Bureau, Ismail Adedigba, made this known during the 106th edition of theconsumer outreach programme  held inBenin.
Adedigba said the internet code was aregulatory intervention expected to secure the country’ cyberspace againstimminent threats from cyber attackers.
Adedigba stated that the demand forinternet service was on the increase, adding that NCC had designed a number ofprogrammes aimed at reducing the effects of cybercrimes on telecom consumers inNigeria.
The resource person, who presented apaper during the programme, Abdulazeez Jide, urged telecom consumers to protectthemselves by securing their password and changing it regularly.
According to him, constant consumereducation and awareness forum such as this has to be sustained by regulator aswell as the service providers.


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Cyber Crimes: NCC Explains Why It Introduced Internet Industry Code - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 16, 2019
The Nigerian Communications Commission NCC has said the introduction of the “Internet Industry Code of Practice” was a way of protecting telecommunications consumers against increasing cyber crimes.
Executive Vice Chairman, Umar Garba Danbatta, gave the hint at the 49th edition of consumer town hall meeting, held at Udi, Enugu State.
Represented by the Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ismail Adedigba, he lamented that cyber crime was serious global problem, stressing that the “Internet Industry Code of Practice” would curtail such to the barest minimum.
He stated that the liberalisation of the telecoms industry had led to an unprecedented increase in the usage of Internet based solutions and services, adding that the industry code would also check sharp practices among service providers in the country.
Danbatta said the Commission would soon roll out ‘Internet industry Code of Practice’ technique, and consumers must play their own roles.


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Cyberattacks: NITDA Warns On Hacking Group Targeting National Digital Infrastructure - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 3, 2023
Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations Hadiza Umar, in a statement said the hacktivist group was known for its politically and religiously motivated cyber campaigns.
According to her, the consequences of such cyber-attacks are always severe and may have wide-ranging impacts.
They include disruption of critical services, economic losses, public trust and reputation loss.
Umar further warned that government institutions,critical sectors needed to take precautions against attacks targeted towards them.
Other measures that could be taken Umar said included ensuring that hosting providers offer abundant redundant Internet connectivity, enabling systems to manage significant volumes of traffic effectively.

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Cybercrime: NCC, FG Take Measures To Check Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 14, 2019
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it has put in place stringent measures to check cybercrime nationwide, especially in the banking sector.
Read Related News: Digital World: Buhari Decries Use Cyberspace To Manipulate Elections
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission UmarDanbatta announced this  at the 2019Annual Dinner and Awards Night held in Kano.
The Dinner was organised by Nigerian Society ofEngineers, NSE Kabuga branch, to honour members of the association for theircontribution towards the development of the country.
Dambatta, who expressed concern over the ugly trend,said that cybercrime would soon be a thing of the past as the federalgovernment was putting in place all necessary measures to tackle the problem.


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Cybercrimes: Experts Urge Federal Government To Harmonise International Framework Laws - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
September 20, 2021
The call was made during an online conference, organised by the Old Students Association of Federal Government College Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
Head of Legal and Compliance, Black Pelican Group, Temitayo Akande said government needed to enforce many laws to ensure people were protected. She also noted that adopting the framework would further reinforce cyber laws in the country.
Also speaking, an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Olamide Sadiq noted that most of the cybercrimes the commission dealt with ranged from POS fraud, ATM card compromise and connivance by bank staff to steal from individuals account, among others.
On his part, a Cyber Security Expert Abimbola Jaiyeola explained that self-education on security matters a lot as cyber threats always evolve, adding that updated knowledge plays a crucial role in preventing cyber risks from materialising.

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Cybercrimes: NIMC DG Urges Security Agencies To Use Data System To Curb Menace - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 12, 2019
The National Identity Management Commission, NIMChas called on all security agencies to work in synergy toward curbing thecurrent security challenges facing the country using Data Management systems.
The Commission’s Director General Aliyu Aziz madethe call in a statement in Abuja at a four-day annual exercise on Joint andmulti-Agency training in Internal Security Conflict also known as “Haske Biyu”while delivering a paper titled: “Data Management and National Security inNigeria: Challenges and Way Forward” underscored the need for security agenciesto collaborate.
He urged security agencies and other relevantagencies to execute their functional responsibilities in a way that would bebeneficial and strengthen the security of the country.
Aziz also called on the security agencies tointensify efforts to secure the borders of the country, which is their primaryresponsibility, while NIMC works on enrolling all Nigerians and Legal Residentsinto the central National Identity Database.


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Cycling: African Federation Approves Nigeria As Host Of Africa Track Cup - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
February 12, 2019
The African Cycling Confederation has approved that Nigeria should host the 2019 Africa Track Cup.
The President of African Cycling Confederation Mohamed Azzam, said this on Tuesday in a letter issued to the President of Cycling Federation of Nigeria, Giandomenico Massari.
Azzam, who is also the Vice Presidentt of UCI, commended the president of Cycling Federation of Nigeria,for its efforts in developing cycling sport in Nigeria and the good results Nigerian teams achieved recently during the 2019 CAC Track African Championships

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Cyclone Batsirai: United Nations Deploys Emergency Teams To Madagascar - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 11, 2022
UN Humanitarian Affairs Office wrote on Twitter that about 17,000 homes were damaged, adding that the storm left 92 people dead and has affected another 112,000,
Spokeswoman of the United Nations Stéphane Dujarric told reporters in New York that emergency response teams were deploying to the hardest-hit areas in support of the government-led response.
He explained that additional staff from the UN and NGOs have landed in Madagascar to support relief efforts, thanks to the European Union, which has facilitated the necessary humanitarian air bridge.
UN agencies, including the World Food Programme, WFP as well as their aid partners have been ramping-up response in close coordination with their government counterparts.
Cyclone Batsirai struck the eastern coast of Madagascar on February  5, making it the second deadly storm in just two weeks, following the passage of Cyclone Ana in the north.

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Cyclone Idai: Cholera Cases Jump To 138 In Mozambique's Beira After Tropical Storm - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
March 30, 2019
Thenumber of confirmed cases of cholera in the cyclone-hit Mozambican port city ofBeira jumped from five to 138, as government and aid agencies battled tocontain the spread of disease among the tens of thousands of victims of thestorm.
CycloneIdai smashed into Beira on March 14, causing catastrophic flooding and killingmore than 700 people across three countries in southeast Africa.
Manybadly affected areas in Mozambique and Zimbabwe are still inaccessible by road,complicating relief efforts and exacerbating the threat of infection.
Althoughthere have been no confirmed cholera deaths in medical centres in Mozambiqueyet, at least two people died outside hospitals with symptoms includingdehydration and diarrhoea, country’s Environment Minister Celso Correia said.
Thegovernment said for the first time that there had been confirmed cholera caseson Wednesday.


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Cyclone Idai: Cholera Cases Reported In Storm-Hit Mozambique - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 23, 2019
A week after theflooded Mozambican port of Beira was hit by Cyclone Idai, cases of cholera havebeen recorded.
The InternationalFederation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warned of the risk of otheroutbreaks, already noting an increase in malaria.
The storm has so farkilled 557 people across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, but the death toll isexpected to rise. Idai made landfall near Beira with 177 kilometres per hourwinds on March 14.
Aid workers are slowlydelivering relief but conditions are said to be extremely difficult, with someareas completely inaccessible and a scarcity of helicopters.
Some 1.7 millionpeople are said to be affected across southern Africa, with no electricity orrunning water in areas where homes have been swept away and roads destroyed bythe floods.


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Cyclone Idai: Nigeria To Assist In Reconstruction Of Mozambique - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 14, 2019
The Nigerian Government, today in Maputo pledged to assist in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Mozambique which was recently hit by tropical disaster called cyclone idai.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made the pledge on today when he handed over relief items to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration and Civil Servant of Mozambique, Antonio Tchamo at the National Institute of Disaster Management in Maputo.
Onyeama, who led the Federal Government delegation to deliver the relief materials to the Southern African countries of Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbawe, said the gesture was part of efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to alleviate the sufferings of the people affected by the hurricane.
The minister explained that President Buhari directed him to deliver over 8,000 medical items, 35 tones of other relief materials and 500,000 US dollars to the government of Mozambique.